The Omnivore recommends…
No special reason for this post other than a love of Clint Eastwood. In a fascinating and balanced feature in the Guardian, Joe Queenan analyses the career of a master both behind and in front of the screen – including a gallery: 80 years of Clint in 80 pictures.
Directors may occasionally be shown respect, perhaps even asked for their autograph, in America, but no one actually likes them. People may admire or envy James Cameron or Steven Spielberg or Francis Ford Coppola or Martin Scorsese, and a significantly smaller group of filmgoers may look forward to Woody Allen’s next outing, but they don’t have much of an emotional connection with them. This is what makes Clint Eastwood‘s career so singular.
Find the Omnivore’s review of Gran Torino and Invictus here.
